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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-10-08
Death of Ross Mitchell.

Last Thursday afternoon at about 3 o clock,
Ross C. Mitchell, son of George Mitchell,
died of typhoid fever after very short ILL
ness. He was &c years old and leaves wife
and one child.
Ross C, Mitchell was born in Ottawa, Oct.
%, 1861. He was educated in the Ottawa
public schools, and worked for time with
Forbes & Flick in the dry goods business
He afterwards went to Galesburg where he
re NAMED one year. He was married March
II, 1885, to Ethel May Mariner, daughter
of DR.. F. Mariner. From the LIST Of March
1856. to the time of his last illness, he has
been travelling. He leaves one child, an In
FAINT daughter, eleven months old and
young wife.
Ross Mitchell was one Of the Ottawa boys
who was irreproachable in character. Tit
people who knew him best and most intimate
", say he had absolutely no vices. He wa!
the kindest and most devoted of husbands
and fathers, and had very large circle o
personal friends.
The funeral services will take place at TIT
Congregational church tomorrow Afternoon
at $50. Mr.. Mitchell was a member ofthi
church, and really consistent one. INT
funeral will be in charge Of the Occidental
Lodge, knight Templars, of this city. Al
friends of the family are invited.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-10-08
pro IRON KELLY AND THE SURPLUS


The article of Hon. William ID. (Pig
from Kelly on "The Treasury Surplus" in
the October Forum, is a Renaissance, and,
In small way, an argument IT tells
how he was once defeated in an attempt to
reduce the revenue by removing all tax on
whisky and tobacco, and is good presen-
tation of the argument in favor of that
means of avoiding the surplus.
or course, the removal of those taxes
will reduce the revenue; but, as Speaker
Carlisle shows in the same magazine, l,
will not reduce the burdens of the people
Tighten taxation? The idea is absurd even
without investigation. 1t strikes every
sensible man at first blush that free whisky
and tobacco is of no benefit to anybody
But think what they mean. The little
table below, compiled by J. s. Moore FOL
the N. Y. Times and quoted approvinglJ
by the republican Chicago Tribune, tell
the tale In a few words Abolishing the
internal revenue TO save protective duties
means this, and nothing less:-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-10-08

Ottawa is still nursing the hope that mex,
season the |. V. & N. will build along the
Illinois valley from La Sale to Ottawa. Al
a recent business mems association, MIR. L.
d. Catlin of the glass works claimed tC
have positive assurance that the road would
be built. Nothing is impossible, but there
has been nothing to give evidence OF the
project, outside of Ottawa's wish tor its &C.
com Observation-Disclosures Monitor
The ease with which these Streator "fel
lers" dispose of things especially railroad
matters, is positively startling. Still, in
spite of all, Ottawa does cling to the ex
pectation and belief, not to say certainty
that the |. V. & N. road will come to Otta
wa, and that, too, during the next season
And there is good reason why the roac
should come here.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-10-08

The Chicago Herald has been enlarged
to s pages, the price remaining ? cts as
heretofore. The Herald has certainly been
a great success in the past six years, and
we now look for phenomenal growth by
il. Its news is full, and we'll edited; while
the editorial page, as rule, is the model
of good sense and judgment.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-10-08

Mr.. Kelley truly says the money of the
people is drained into the vaults of the
treasury" but how the repeal of a whisky
tax is going to tighten the burdens Of the
people-say, the women and the children
1t is difficult TO see.
Another of the "benefts" accuing to the
taxpayers through Mr.. Kelley's abolition
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-10-08

mendatlons was one that the order ask for
a national law creating q department Of
labor at Washington; and another asking
the government to purchase all telegraph
lines and run them In connection with the
postal service, With these demands for
federal legislation, he would stop for the
presant
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-10-08
County Gossip.
present,

The Streator Ind.Times the other day
undertook the task Of scoring the G. b. Il
Q. road for its rotten ties, etc, and pre-
diets, for one Of these days, a terrible dis
aster from that cause. We have no de-
sire to be harsh with the 20" road, but We
must say The structures seem not entirely
misplaced, having ourselves noticed the
fact that on the bridge and tresle work
approaches In this city there seems to be
an unusual numb Der OF ties that have rotted
away and are Of not the slightest possible
value 10 the structure Of which they are
supposed to be an integral part In q cas-
ual walk over that structure of Sunday
morning We noticed score or more OF
ties that footstep would crush In, rail
joints without support except that of the
fish. plates, and loose spikes by the score,
To railroad man these may be impor-
tant matters. They may In actual prac'
tice be indeed unimportant We are not
acquainted in the slightest degree with the
science of practical railroad building or
repairing, but the facts nevertheless did
strike US as surprising when seen on the
tracks of so splendid road as the G.. Il. Il
O., especially when considered in the
light of the enormous traffic now going
over this Eranch-growing heavier every
day.
And, by the way, what has become OF
the streetcrossing gates long ago ordered
by the city council? Is the ordinance an.
other of the long list of dead letters that en-.
cumber the ordinance book and records of
that august body? One often wonders
how the council and executive officers of
the city can expect the common run OF citi
zens to obey the ordinances they make
when they themselves pay no attention to
those whose execution depends entirely
upon themselves. Occasionally they should
set an example themselves. ltwould have
a hearty moral influence.
They could set such an example now
by making these railroad crossings gates
an actually and not merely clever flour.
ish of the pen ornamental of the record
book. The gates are needed, and decided
badly, particularly on Main and Madison
streets, the two most dangerous railway
crossings in the city. There the most OF
the G. 3. & G. switching is done, right
across the lines of the heaviest street traveI
In the town. Both crossings are thanked
by buildings on the street corners which
shut out the view of the track and theil
condition generally, even with flagmar
stationed at the crossings, is such that com
plete safety calls for nothing less thar
gates The expense is not burden to the
company; and even If it were, they should
give the town something in return for {
right of way through the street given then
! free Of all cost.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-10-08

Mrs. DR.. Keck has been at the Clifton
since Wednesday noon. She has met many
of her old friends and new patients, and
leaves on the p. m. train for her Inhrmary
at Davenport, Iowa.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-10-08
REMOVAL.

This Office has been removed to the new
Solwsll-Sherwood Block, just north OF Post
Office. ON La Sale ST.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-10-08

Cheap whisky. }
Cheap tobacco. e..
Cheap beer. }
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-04-01
TELEScOPED.

Collision Near Leetonia, Engineer
Killed-Sevcral Persons Injured.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, March GA railway
accident occurred at one O'Clock this morn.
ing near Leetona, o., on the Pittsburgh,
Fort Wayne a. Chicago railway. There is
a heavy grade at this point, and the en-.
gineer discovered that the air brake hose
on the eastbOund express was leaking. He
stopped the train, and while examining it a
freight train dashed into the rear, com.
pleteiy telcscoping the sleeper and the pas
senger car next. Engineer William Beal,
who was under the engine at the time, fix.
ing the air-brake, was horribly crushed
and died, almost instantly. The
injured arc: J. c. Hazlett,
in sleeping car, fatally hurt; left
at Leetonia; Lee Him, Chinaman. cut on
the head severely; John T. Bingley, Chi
cago, conductor Pullman car, bruised about
the head and leg and hand crushed; Mrs.
Davis, Pittsburgh, badly cut about the body
and face bruised; r. Pcdow, Of New Or
leans, slightly bruised: Mrs. Louisa Eden's
three-year-old child, badly bruised; Mrs.
Gray, Minnesota, slightly injured; Della
Coyne, Brooklyn, cut about the face and
head.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-04-01
Notes.

The fears Of a dry season in Western
Nevada are gone, and millmcn and
ranchmen can now count on prosperous,
year.
Kindness helps to create a quiet DISPOSE
ton, so important in a dairy COW, and this
education must begin when the calf is
young. Any habits acquired when young
are apt to cling to the cow when grown
1t is recommended that to prevent cows
or steers from jumping over fences q
horseshoe be nailedso one Of the fore feet,
which prevents the hoof from spreading and
consequently renders the animal unable to
spring.
Indians in the eastern part OF Nevada eat
the flesh OF the rseobits they capture, make
robes Of their skins and get a bounty on
their scalps.
Never use whitewash in the stables or
hen houses unless carbOlic acid is added to
it, as q single application Of the mixture is
better than two or three applications OF
whitewash alone.
The silver maple is rapid growing tres,
often attaining diameter Of ten inches in
ten years. 1t also thrives well on sanuy
soil, requires but little care, and has few
insect enemies.
Make bonfire Of pieces OF wood. brush,
stumps, ETC., not fit for fuel, and give the
charcoal to the swine and the ashes TO tho
fruit trees
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-04-01
THE DAKOTA FLOODS.
A Family In Peril-Loss Of Life and Prop
OrtY.

~>s-S
erty.
BISMARCK, D. T., March 26.-It was
learned last night that ID. n. Kennedy, his
wife and three children, are held on Sibley
Island by the flood. and for six days have
been living ON food saved from the water.
There 10 NO hope of resculng them until the
feed subsidies. They can be seen through
field glasses occupying q nest built in the
limbs of trees over three miles from shore.
The Northern Pacific managers have aban-
doned the hope of removing the gorge by
dynamite. They can not say when they
will be able to ship freight across the river.
Passengers are transferred by boat. A
party of twelve in attempting to pass from
Mandan in boat Wednesday evening was
driven by the wind and ice into q willow
thicket and passed the night, momcntarily
expecting death. They were rescued in the
forenoon.
FEARS OF FURTHER LOSSES.
BowDIE, D. T., March 36.-Last reports
from the stage drivers from La Grace and
Lebeau. to-day, say that great deal Of
property has been lost during the last few
days owing to the high waters Of the Mis-
souri, river. At Lebeau, the people from
tle bottoms were compelled to fee to the
high bluffs. Barthel Olsen was on the roof
of his building all night and was rescued
next day. Mr.. Kirkland was drowned be-
fore he could reach high ground. Wilkins
and SINNERS ranch near La Grace, is u,i-
der several feet of water The Grand
river Ice broke apart to-day, and it is now
overfOwing, and it is expected when the
gorge at Bismarck breaks, that the river
will rise several feet more.
TRACK WASHED OJ-T
ST. PAUL, Mimi, March GA special
from Vermillion, d. T., says: THE Missouri
river is rising here steadily. Eighty yards
of the railr Dad track has been washed our,
causing the abandonment of the Sioux City
Il Yankton trains. The people arc remov-
ing household effects and stock from the
lowlands in preparation for the worst"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-04-01
PROTESTED BY powDeaLx.


Anights OF Labor Must Not Levy Political
Assessments.
CHICAGO, March 25.-An important decis-
Ion by the General Executive Board Of the
Knights Of Labor, prohibiting branches OF
! the order from voting money for political
purposes, was made public hero this even
ing. Robert Nelson, master workman Of
district assembly "a, II the United Labor
party's candidate for mayor Of Chicago in
the campaign just opening. Two weeks
ago, apparently to make test case, Mel
sons district assembly, or, rather the ex-
ecutive board Of the district, voted the Uni-
ted Labor party $50 out Of the general fund.
Local assembly 400, which forms part Of
district "A. sent at once protest to General
Master Workman Powderly against the
action Of the district assembly. The pro-
test has brought out ruling which is be-
ing promulgated tonight, As follows:
PHILADELPHIA, March 20.
Secretary Loca, assembly I0O, Chicago:
The appeal of local assembly 40 was laid be-
fore the general executive board. and my de-
cision to the effect that the action taken by dis
trict assembly - in voting $50 TO the United La
Dor party or any other party was clearly in vio-
ation Of law and established precedent, was
approved by q majority Of the board. Nc
money can be voted from IN assembly, dis
members Of the board present when my decision
was acted on were all OF my mind. They were
Bailey, Barry, Aylesworth Hayes and Carleton.
The general worthy foreman, Griffiths. was
present also. Local assembly 40 wiz pay no
assessments for political purposes With kind
regards, remain, fraternally yours.
T.V. POwDERLY,
General Master Workman.
The district assembly Of which Nelson is
master workman, has membership Of
about 5000, including presumably men Of
all parties. At present the entire machine
~ Of the district organization is in the
hands Of q radical faction. the friends OF
Nelson. The immediate effect Of the ruling
is to prevent Nelson's supporters from levy.
ing assessments upon his political antagon,
lists, or using the organization as q political
collection agency. Tits inageneral applica-
ton, however, that the ruling IL most inter.
esting, for the precedent established defines
the power Of the Knights Of Labor wher-
ever their organization exists.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-04-01
FARM NOTES.

Maple sugar trees are now on tap, and
some Of the farmers in the vicinity of town
are making fine article Of maple molas.
ses.-Tci'nage (T,b.) Tribune.
| 1t is an easy matter to have a garden SC
arranged as to cultivate il with a horse hoe.
but the best results are usually obtained on
small plats well manfred and worked by
| hand.
The Farmers Alliance is gaining a rapid
| foOthold in the West, especially in Iowa,
and seems destined to WELD powerful in
fuence IN the future in favor of the farmers
interest.
During leisure hours decide upon q sys-
tenn OF running the farm. farm run thus.
will always be conducted to much better
advantage than one that is run without any
plans. except what are made ut the latest
moment possible.
There was not much winter wheat sowrn
in Kinney County ls>: fall. but that which
was put in looks well. There will be n
large acreage OF spring wheat, and next
fall the county will have plenty to sell. ALL
the farmers in this county, SO far as heard
from, are intent on putting in heavy crop
of millet.-Garde" city (Kan.) Sentinel.
The farmer or gardener who grows his
vegetables for home use secures fresh
Ecss and quality that can not be obtained
with vegetables that are purchased. There.
is quite difference between the pulling OF
a ripe tomato from the vine ald placing it.
on the table and the selection OF one from q
basket that has been shipped over dis
tancc Of rail, and which may have been
taken from the.vines two or three days be-
FORE
The Missouri State Board Of Agriculture
proposes to offer this year three premiums,
Q) for the best five acres of corn raised in
the State; (2) for u drainage contest with
both modern horse and steam power tile
drainers, or by the old system of hand
digging with modern hand implements; Up
for the pig or shoat that makes the cheap
est and greatest growth in six months
There will be three prizes in each contest
500 for the first, $50 for the second and Ss5.
for the third.
Many farmers place great stress on the
power of clover to restore the fertility of
the soil 1t does this by taking carbon
from the atmosphere and causing elements.
in the soil to assume organic shape. 1t is
aided in this process by its roots, which
penetrate great distance, and thus tighten
up the soil. It is a disputed question
whether the plOwing-in of clover is the
most satisfactory and economical method
of enriching the soil, but the practice is
quite common in many localities.
Here is the way the large strawberries
are produced. Apply heavy dressing OF
manure Of two parts each of murate OF
potash and superphosphate, with one part
nitrate Of soda. Keep the young plants
clean, water when necessary, and do not
allow a single runner to start, as they
should be pinched back. Mulch the young
plants in the fall, and remove the mulch
early in spring. Then apply another dress
ing of fertilizer and clean the soil By stir
ring it about an inch. When the young
berries are set pinch of all but the largest
1t requires work, but it will pay.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-04-01
FOR ALASKAN WATERS.


The Famous Arctic Steamer Thetss Besn-
Fitted Out for = Long Cruise In tho Wa
ters Of Alaalkn.
NEW YORK. March 2h-Yestcrday the
steamer Thctis left the Brooklyn Navy
Yard for Norfolk. She will carry forty.
five men Of the draft for the Uritci States
steSne r Ossippec, which is at Portsmouth
Navy Yard. and the United States steamer
Despatch, which will loave about the same
time, will carry an equal number. The
Ihe;is will be remembered as one Of the
vessels OF the great Arctic pc iition, and
Is commanded 1y Lieutenant Emory,
Jr., who was in charge Of the Bear on her
errand Of mercy to the Arctic regions.
She has been thoroughly Overhauled and
her ultimate destination is Alaskan
waters, where she will cruise three years
to the northward. It is expected that she
will reach Norfolk on Saturday and after
being inspected will start for . IN Fran.
cisco. No orders have yet been received.
Under sail it will take SIX months to reach
the Golden Gate. but if steam is used
she will make it in four months, provid-
ing she makes $50 miles day. Since 1869
the seal, halibut and cod fisheries around
ALASKA have had no protection except
such rs has been afforded b. the revenue
cutter. The Bear. which is now q revenue
cutter, is stationed at St Michaels, of the
month Of the Yuilon River, and goes into
the Arctic to protect the whaling Il let.
There are about one hundred vessels en-
gagged in that business, and besides
cruising in Behring strait, the Th,tis
will assist Governor Swineford of Alaska
in establish. NJ civil authority in the great
Northwest purchase. She has her full
complement Of cighty-six men. ten ap.
prcntices and nine commissioned officers.
The vessel is we'll adapted for an Arctic
cruise, as she was well equipped whale
when the Government purchased her in
1854, for the relief expedition, and had
then only seen service for three years.
General Greedy, the new United States
Signal Serv;cc chief, came over from
with Lieutenant Morse yes
terday morning and paid n visit to the
steamer and inspected the berth he occu-
pied on the way home after his rescue
from the Arctic regions. The length Of
the Thetis 10 1914 feet over all, beam -
feet and d-aupht 175 Her main royal
truck is l39 feet high, and she Is
bsrk-rigged with engines Of 6Ol
horse power. Where the three years.
supplies on the Greedy expedition
were stored, is now the berth deck of the
ship and The quarters Of the thirty-two
men Of tho relief expedition have be m
into the officers quarters.
She carries two steam launches, and the
steam cutter Achilles, q new boat OF i'm
proved pattern just addci. The Thetis
rarries 400 tons of coal, aad is likely to
play an important part in the organization
of Alaska Territory besides being of IN
benefit to the venturesome
in the ice-bound sea.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-04-01
Serious GOlliR1On.

NORTHEAST, Md, March ga passen-
ger train on the Baltimore 4 Philadel-
phia railroad collided with freight at
Leslie at an early hour yesterday morn
ing. Both trains were badly wrecked,
and the locomotives entirely telescoped.
On the passenger train were two carloads
of emigrants, but no one outside of the
crews OF the locomotives was injured.
George Craghan, fireman of the east
bound train, was fatally, and Engineer
George Rob:nett AMI Fireman George
Armstrong were severely injured. The
accident is attributed to the engineer Of
the east-bound train being late aud trying
to reach Singerlys, the usual place Of
passing.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-04-01
Only One Missing.

BUFFALO, N. V. March 25-Yesterday
afternoon workmen at the ruins of the Rich
mond Hotel found the ledger Or room-bOOk
of the hotel. which contained the names Of
all the guests. This book was copied from
the day register and was fully entered up
on the morning of the fire. 1t shows the
name of every guest in the building on the
fatal morning. Though badly charred
around the sides, the book is in a fair state
of preservation and the entries fortunately
are all legible down TO the last made. 1t
was taken to the police headquarters, where
it was carefully examined with special ref
erence to the names of those reported miss
ing among the guests. The result was that
the only name found in the book among
those given as missing was that of Robert
9. Boyd, of Boston. who occupied room l75
en- the side adjoining the museum. The dis
cOvery removes the last doubt as to Boyd's
fate. and also settles the fact that all the
dead men have been accounted for.